Fileplay vs Audiolabs Audio
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Fileplay
Play any file from your device, iCloud, or cloud storage providers. Enjoy advanced playback controls like speed adjustment, queuing, and background picture-in-picture. Optimize your listening experience with a bass booster and efficient battery usage.
- Play files from device and cloud
- Adjust playback speed
- Add files to queue
- Background Picture in Picture
- Bass booster
- Optimized for low battery use
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Fileplay brings a full-featured multimedia player for files on your device. Top picks: ▸ Play files from your device, iCloud and dozen of file providers* ▸ Adjust playback speed ▸ Add to queue multiple files ▸ Background Picture in Picture mode ▸ Bass booster ▸ Optimized for low battery use *Supported by File Provider extension
Audiolabs Audio
Control your car's audio system with this app. Tune radio stations, play music from USB or Bluetooth, and adjust audio levels like bass and treble. It displays song information for both USB and Bluetooth playback.
- Radio station scanning and tuning
- USB music playback with ID3 info
- Bluetooth music playback with ID3 info
- Play/pause/next/previous controls
- Treble and bass level adjustment
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Radio mode on APP can scan/store/channel up & down to tune necessary station frequency. USB mode can play music stored in USB and display ID3 information. AUX mode allows external audio input to head unit. APP can control play BT music through Bluetooth and display ID3 information. APP has play/pause/previous/next control and treble/bass level control. Features: .adjust USB music audio level control and treble/bass level control. .display USB music/BT music ID3 information. .adjust BT music audio level control and treble/bass level control.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Fileplay at 48% against Audiolabs Audio's 0%. Fileplay also leads on rating (4.6 vs 1.3) and ratings volume (4.2K vs 3). Audiolabs Audio's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and monetization model (free vs ad-supported). On price, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Fileplay holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 1.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Fileplay has 4.2K ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 48% of Fileplay's written reviews are positive against 0% of Audiolabs Audio's.
| Parameter | Fileplay | Audiolabs Audio |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (4.2K ratings) — better | 1.3 (3 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 48.2% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 4.2K — better | 3 |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks | — |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 16.6 | 10.3 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 45 MB | 48 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Kristian Sepp | SIU KEUNG CHAN |
Customer experience
Fileplay
Audiolabs Audio
Bugs and requests
Fileplay
Reported bugs
4 issues- Playback issues with some files
- Sudden deletion of downloaded content
- Compatibility problems with newer iOS versions
- Inability to download from certain websites
Requested features
4 requests- Add option to remove ads
- Improve playlist management
- Implement 15-second rewind/fast-forward
- Support for additional file formats
Audiolabs Audio
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Fileplay
No in-app purchases
Audiolabs Audio
No in-app purchases
